The Local
Istanbul · Turkey · Cankurtaran Mah. Ahirkapi Cad. No:25
About The Local — Luxury Boutique Hotel in Istanbul
The Local is an exceptional 4-star hotel in Istanbul, Turkey. Guests enjoy a distinctive experience combining world-class facilities including restaurant, concierge, garden, and more with the personalised warmth that defines great boutique hospitality.
Guest Reviews 3.9 / 5
Amazing place. Simple, clean and comfortable rooms. We stayed for a week and they cleaned our room whenever we asked. They do not offer breakfast although there is a complimentary breakfast box available. Location is unbeatable, literally 5 minutes walk to Hagia Sophia and all attractions as well as main tram stop. There is a coffee shop at entrance which we used often to work online. I recommend to anyone visiting this area.
I had a great stay at The Local Hostel & Guesthouse. Amazing location, 5 min walking distance from the Blue Mosque, but in a quiet street away from the crowds and touristy restaurants... Great and helpful staff, nice simple rooms, mine also had a nice balcony facing the sea. A nice touch was the little complementary breakfast box to kick-start the day. Thank you!
HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE - CANCEL IF YOU HAVE TIME This hostel is a scam, the description they offer does not match what it is. I went with my mother to this hotel and it was a big disappointment. We were put in a dirty room with very old mattresses with no consideration whatsoever, which was also next to a mosque (which nobody had warned us about) which woke us up at 5am. The breakfast is unpresentable: a cardboard box with a hard-boiled egg, poor quality bread, two olives, a ridiculous box of cheese and jam. Nothing to do with the proposal they sell. In addition, the breakfast area is a dirty, dark and unventilated space... because of course! the terrace is non-existent! It is in another building (information that we also discovered while we were there and one of the reasons why we decided to book this hostel). We asked the owner for a change of room and we went to the other building in better conditions, even so, it was dirty, they didn't even give us towels, the shower was mouldy and flooded with water from the shower (which was broken) and they didn't clean it for a week. Really? To top it off, when my mother went to leave a comment about her experience the response was: ‘maybe people over 60 shouldn't stay in a hostel but in a hotel’. A lack of self-criticism, responsibility and empathy. Shameful!